In my opinion, Liston in his prime would destroy Frazier, but what if Liston hadn't lost to Leotis Martin in 69 and had fought Frazier in 1970....
Show me the evidence of mafia involvement in boxing and then come back and tell me I'm naive. Bookies make money off every sport not just boxing....
Here is Gravano's testimony on boxing. This is from about twenty years ago, and there is no evidence of current Cosa Nostra involvement in boxing...
Who do you guys think would have won? A 1999 Ibeabuchi who knocked out Chris Byrd, or Mike Tyson of 2000 that beat Golota.